Free to Be... Speaker Series: "Power to the People!"

Name: Free to Be... Speaker Series: "Power to the People!"
Start: 2024-11-21T18:00:00-06:00
Location: 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, United States, Kansas 66212

Schedule

Thu Nov 21 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, United States, Kansas 66212 | Overland Park, KS

"Free to Be...A 1960s Fashion Revolution" is the current special exhibit at the Johnson County Museum. This groovy exhibition takes visitors on a captivating journey through the vibrant world of 1960s women's fashion via four distinct themes that symbolize the era's spirit of self-expression and cultural transformation.
"Our Free to Be..." speaker series helps give historical context to the social movements of the 1960s.
"Power to the People!: Civil Rights Activism and the Freedom Struggles of the 1960s"
The 1960s bore witness to multiple quests for freedom. Black, Latinx, Asian American, Indigenous, LGBTQ, and women activists organized mass movements nationwide demanding an end to discriminatory practices, access to the ballot, quality education and social services, equal employment opportunities, community control, and inclusion into American society. Through protests, marches, direct action, cultural celebrations, and grassroots efforts, ordinary people arduously fought against oppression and injustice. They ultimately transformed American politics, society, culture, and economy for decades to come.
This presentation will examine movements and protests of the 1960s and their local manifestations, highlighting how multiple groups endeavored to secure the promise of American Democracy for all.
About the presenter:
Dr. Sandra I. Enríquez is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the Public History Emphasis at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Trained as both an academic and a public historian, Enríquez’s research and teaching interests center on Latinx and urban histories, social movements, and public and local histories. She is completing her first book "¡El Barrio No Se Vende!: Grassroots Activism and Revitalization in El Paso" (forthcoming through University of Texas Press), and has published pieces on Chicanx grassroots movements centered on housing and access to healthcare. Enríquez has also co-curated and collaborated on several community-engaged public scholarship projects that highlight the histories of Kansas City’s Latinx and Black communities.